Magnetic and geochemical record of soil impacted by 300 years of Early medieval settlement

H Grison, MP Janovský, L Lisá, J Hasil, I Štefan, K Hron… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron oxide minerals in soils can be influenced by various environmental conditions, which
can be detected through magnetic susceptibility (χ) and its frequency dependence (χ FD%) …

Multiscalar Integration of Dense and Sparse Spatial Data: an Archaeological Case Study with Magnetometry and Geochemistry

J Horák, R Hewitt, J Thiesson, R Křivánek… - Surveys in …, 2024 - Springer
Integration of different kinds of data is an important issue in archaeological prospection.
However, the current methodological approaches are underdeveloped and rarely use the …

Neolithic long barrows were built on the margins of settlement zones as revealed by elemental soil analysis at four sites in the Czech Republic

P Krištuf, MP Janovský, J Turek, J Horák… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Past human activities can be reflected in the elemental composition of contemporary soils.
The paper is tackling the problem whether it is possible to distinguish prehistoric residential …

Anthropogenic soils in a marginal landscape–Fortified manorial sites in the woodland edge zone in western Czechia

MP Janovský, L Ferenczi, J Horák, T Klír… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents the results of a geochemical and LiDAR survey analysis carried out at
the deserted medieval settlement and fortified manorial farm (motte-and-bailey) in Čečín, in …

Stable isotope analysis in soil prospection reveals the type of historic land-use under contemporary temperate forests in Europe

MP Janovský, L Ferenczi, J Trubač, T Klír - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The determination of δ13C and δ15N values is a common method in archaeological isotope
analysis—in studying botanical and human remains, dietary practices, and less typically …

Unveiling the enigma: Decoding human influence in soils with poor development. Case of study: Celtic oppidum Bibracte

SP Mohammadi, L Lisá, H Grison, P Moska… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Iron Age Bibracte oppidum, established in the 2nd century BCE, features a
distinct soil cover that does not align with typical long-term soil development or human …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Mineral and Organic Composition on the Phosphorus Content of Prehistoric Pottery (Middle Neolithic to Late Bronze Age) from NW Spain

MG Castro González, MP Prieto Martínez… - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Phosphorus is a key element for identifying past human activity. Recently, phosphorus
analyses have been extended to archaeological objects, aiming at distinguishing how …

The potential of low-destructive characterization of archaeological sites with stony and eroded soils through geostatistics at the Celtic oppidum of Bibracte (France)

J Petřík, K Adameková, P Goláňová, T Tencer… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Urbanization during Europe's Late Iron Age brought about a rise of enclosed
settlements, or 'oppida'. These centers of human activity left indelible marks on the …

Human-altered soils—Signatures of Anthrosols and their potential for arable lands

MO Asare, W Apoh, JO Afriyie, J Száková… - Soil Ecology Letters, 2023 - Springer
Past human activities result in the formation of Anthrosols and the accumulation of nutrients.•
Enrichment in physicochemical properties relates to the intensity of settlement activities.• …